There’s a new centrist Democratic think tank in Washington, D.C., and its leaders think progressive groups have too much influence on the Democratic Party politicians who instinctively ignore the left. The nation’s capital already has plenty of organizations designed to marginalize the largely powerless left. The Searchlight Institute intends to …
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If Republicans manage to pass Donald Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill,” millions of Americans will lose access to health care, food assistance, and other critical public support programs. One would hope that Democrats — despite being the minority in both chambers — would put up the strongest fight they can …
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Donald Trump will soon start his second term as president. Don’t expect a strong opposition party or healthy “resistance” movement this time, at least not in Washington during the “shock and awe” start of his new administration. With 10 days before the president-elect is sworn in, Democrats in Congress are …
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Sen. John Fetterman said that Kash Patel, Donald Trump‘s nominee to lead the FBI, assured him he will not be targeting Trump’s enemies. Patel has “talked about going after Trump’s enemies,” ABC’s Jonathan Karl said to Fetterman during an interview that aired Sunday on This Week. Fetterman recently met with …
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New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez is facing a rapidly growing number of calls from his Democratic colleagues to resign from office following a damning indictment on charges of corruption and bribery. On Wednesday, Menendez pleaded not guilty to the charges during his arraignment in Manhattan court. The indictment, which was …
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Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who suffered alife threatening stroke before the 2022 midterm elections,became emotional when speaking about the challenges people with disabilities face on Thursday. During a hearing of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, the senator showed the room a transcription app he uses to help him communicate …
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Senator Susan Collins is threatening to wear a bikini to work. Why? Because Chuck Schumer has done something that threatens the very fabric of the republic: relaxing the Senate’s dress code in a move that would allow lawmakers like Pennsylvania’s John Fetterman to embrace their affinity for casual clothes without …
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A month ago, Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania posted a selfie to X, formerly Twitter, that would shock America — and kick off weeks of feverish, unfounded claims that he had been replaced by a lookalike. The caption read, “Lost a bet to Karl.” The outcome of that wager with …
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A spokesperson for John Fetterman has indicated that the Pennsylvania Senator will be returning to Congress after more than a month-long hospitalization to treat clinical depression. Fetterman, who suffered a life threatening stroke shortly before the 2022 midterm elections, has been conducting his business in the senate while an inpatient …
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Sen. John Fetterman checked into Walter Reed on Wednesday night for clinical depression, his office announced on Thursday. The first-term senator from Pennsylvania’s trip to Walter Reed comes a week after he was discharged from George Washington Hospital after he began feeling ill on a Senate Democratic retreat. It also …
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